Re: Youview Usage and broadband??? BT sport query?

ThanksWebsite says that"You can watch BT Sport on BT TV for FREE with a BT Infinity package" and "With BT Infinity, you can also add BT Sport HD for £3 a month"So I assumed that I would just lose the HD content?Have other people with 40Gb allowance noticed that the monitor has just started working.?Thanks

Re: Youview Usage and broadband??? BT sport query?

I don't know what your situation is regarding having completed the BT TV 12 month minimum term, but if you are thinking of cancelling TV Essential that implies you have completed it? Another option is to contact the Customer Options Team (0800 800 030). They have in the past offered existing customers TV Essential @ £2 per month if they agree to a new 12 month BT TV minimum term. I'm currently on TV Essential @ £2 for 12 months.

To confirm what was said earlier you can't view the free BT Sport channels without a BT TV subscription. You can't view any of the broadband multicast live channels (400 - 599) without a BT TV subscription and the appropriate entitlements set up on your account. If you cancel BT TV the BT Youview+ box will just act in the same way as a retail Youview+ box and provide the same basic service.

Re: Youview Usage and broadband??? BT sport query?

Thanks Umpire

Yes, I'm out of contract.

And surely all the deals now with infinity have free BT sport so really thats all I need. But I'm paying £5 a month now for the youview box / HD which I want to save to allow me to go to unlimited downloads.

Re: Youview Usage and broadband??? BT sport query?

Yes BT Sport is free with BT Broadband BUT only to watch online (or via the app). If you want to watch via the TV you need a BTTV subscription or hook your laptop to your tv or buy something like Chromecast and cast to your TV.

So just to confirm what Umpire said above, without a BT TV subscription you won't get BT Sport via your YouView box (or any of the channels in the 400-599 range) only via the net.

Re: Youview Usage and broadband??? BT sport query?

To confirm what was said earlier you can't view the free BT Sport channels without a BT TV subscription.

I should have said "you can't view the free BT Sport channels using a BT TV set top box without a BT TV subscription".

The normal price for the BT Sport pack is £13.50. The minimum price for a BT TV subscription is £5. So £18.50 in total.

As a BT Broadband customer BT are giving you a discount of £13.50 on the BT Sport pack (hence they can say that is free). As I mentioned earlier it is also possible to get a £3 discount on the BT TV subscription. So £2 in total. Not a bad saving! I think £0 would be too much to ask for.

Have you further investigated why BT said you were close to the 40GB data limit? I'm on that same Infinity 1 (40GB) package and haven't had any problems with it. Moving to Unlimited might not be necessary if BT have messed up.